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Summer Reading Kickoff
Adventure Begins at Your Library this summer at the Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library! Read books, win cool prizes, and participate in exciting programs both at the library and around town. The program will kick off on June 1 and end on July 31.
Programs are for library cardholders and are always FREE. Not a library member yet? No problem! Sign up is easy. Stop in the library or sign up for a library card online here.
How to Participate:
- Anytime on or after June 1, stop by the library to pick up your registration packet with our event calendar, reading logs, and the registration page. (You must have a library card to participate. Sign up for a library card here.)
- Fill out the registration page and return it to the library by bringing it to the front desk.
- Read! And fill out your reading log as you do so.
- Win! For each section of the reading log you finish, you win prizes. If you complete the entire reading log, you get an entry into a grand prize drawing AND a free book (for children and teens).
Exciting Events:
These events are still from last year, keep an eye out for our updated events closer to June.
Mark your calendars for oceans of wonderful events! All events are in person at the library.
Summer Reading Program Tie-Dye Party Kickoff
Saturday, June 3 at 1 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the start of Summer Reading Program! We’ll be tie-dying, decorating the library with hand prints, and more! RSVP by commenting on the Facebook event or calling us with how many people you’ll be bringing in order to give us an idea about how many supplies we’ll need. But don’t worry! You can still come if you don’t RSVP.
If you want to bring your own t-shirt or a similarly small item, make sure it’s 100% cotton or the dye won’t stick. Please don’t bring big or bulky items (like sweatshirts). We’ll be supplying pillowcases, string backpacks, and bandanas to tie-dye.
Everyone will be able to dye one thing. Can’t wait to see you here!
Teen Craft Night
Monday, June 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Teens are welcome to join us making sensory jars! RSVP requested but not required. You can RVSP by email, phone, or the comment section of the Facebook event.
Board Game Night!
Thursday, June 15 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Join us for a Board Game Night! The event is primarily for adults, but there will be games for children available. We’ll have a mix of old classics, new games, and card games.
Space: It’s Out of This World
Saturday, June 17 at 1 p.m.
Become a Space Cadet and join us as we tour our solar system and learn important physics, chemistry, and engineering concepts. Blast off with a combustion reaction, find out what happens when there is no air pressure, and watch as we make our own version of a comet!
Star Party with Omaha Astronomical Society
Friday, June 23 at 9 p.m.
Join us at the library as we explore the night sky through reflector telescopes provided by the Omaha Astronomical Society and the Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library. 9pm is sunset.
Board Game Night!
Thursday, July 6 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Join us for another Board Game Night! The event is primarily for adults, but there will be games for children available. We’ll have a mix of old classics, new games, and card games.
Jeff Quinn’s Magic Show
Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m.
Magician and hypnotist Jeff Quinn has helped make our annual Summer Reading Program magical for several years! Based in Omaha, NE, Jeff entertains audiences with clean humor and pure fun.
End of Summer Reading Party
Saturday, July 22 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m.
Summer Reading is over, but we can still celebrate! Join us at the library for Touch-A-Truck, Kona Ice, and yard games as we say so long to Summer Reading 2023. The Waterloo Fire Department and Police Department will be on site with vehicles.
Additional Activities:
- Storytime every Thursday at 10 a.m.
- Lego Club every Tuesday at 3:30
- New crafts or activities every week!
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